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No. 245,267. Patented Aug. 9,1881.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,267, dated August 9, 1881, Application filed February 24, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. ANDERSON, of Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to toys, and itconsists in a marble, a die, and a hollow or chambered piece of wood, or any other suitable material that shall serve as a container and support, substantially as hereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents one form of my toy in longitudinal section. Fig. 2 shows a similar view of a modified form and construction of said toy. Fig. 3 illustrates a method of using said toy. V

A is a die, having three, four, or any desired number of facets, upon which appear numbers or dots to represent numbers. B is a playingmarble. O is a piece of wood chambered substantially as shown. This chamber 0 is to be of sufficient capacity to contain the die A and the marble B.

As shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the marble may act as a stopper or cork for the chamber 0; or, as shown in Fig. 2, the die and marble may both be loosely contained within the chamber 0, and any suitable cork or stopper, D, be used to prevent their escape.

The part O of my toy may be formed in any suitable shape or fashion, and may be made of wood, metal, or any suitable material, wood being preferred on accountof its cheapness and ease of manufacture' O is a resting-face formed upon the piece 0 for the reception of the die A.

When my toy is not in use its parts are assembled as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and in this condition can be carried in a boys pocket as a single compact article without danger of the marble, die, and container becoming separated, and thus liable to loss.

The use of my toy may be varied. One (and its principal use) is to extract the die and marble, set the piece 0 upon the floor or ground with its face up, place the die upon said face 0 and then with the marble shoot at the die or its support.

The game, as may be arranged, depends upon the luck of showing up the numbers upon the facets of the die as it is dislodged from its support 0.

What I claim as my invention is.

1. As an article of manufacture, the toy, substantially as herein described, consisting of a marble, a die, and a chambered container and support.

2. The toy above described, combining amarble, a die, and a chambered container and support, with or without a cork or stopper, D, substantially as shown.

In testimony \vhereofI have sign ed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS A. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

L. L. LEGGETT, GEORGE D. SEYMOUR. 

